BARRINGTON — The father of a Barrington Middle School student said his daughter was left behind on a school field trip to Pawtuckaway Park in Nottingham on Wednesday. George Dale, father of a 12-year-old fifth-grader at the middle school, said he’s concerned because school officials would not disclose where his daughter was. At the same time, teachers were reportedly busy searching in the woods for the stray group.School officials were not available for comment Wednesday evening.Dale said his daughter was one of four students and two chaperones on the field trip who were separated from the rest of the group. Reportedly, two school buses transported the rest of the students back to school while several teachers stayed behind to look for the four students and two chaperones who could not be immediately located.Dale said he didn’t find out about the incident until about 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday, when he received an automated message from Barrington Middle School Principal Michael Powers, stating Dale’s daughter would be brought home via school bus later than normal.By 3:30 p.m., Dale contacted the school, and received little information about what had happened. He was told two buses had already come back from the field trip, and a third bus was on its way back. Dale claims the principal could not tell him whether his daughter was on the third bus.“He couldn’t tell me where my daughter was at all,” said Dale. “This whole time I didn’t know where my daughter was, or what’s going on.”One teacher told Dale’s wife a school bus broke down, said Dale. Then, the family was informed some students, including their daughter, would be driven home by teachers.Dale said school officials could have handled the situation better by keeping him updated about what was happening and where his daughter was.“They weren’t being honest with me about what’s going on,” he said.When Dale’s daughter finally came home, she told her family her group got separated and lost in the woods.“She said she was cold and wet,” said Dale, who noted the field trip took place amid chilly conditions and expected rain.“It’s a good way to get kids sick,” he added.